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Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Opens ACO Technologies Site Redevelopment

ACO Technologies has inaugurated the first phase of a £13 million redevelopment of its manufacturing site in Shefford. The site expansion was officially opened by Susan Lousada, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Lord Deben, Chairman of the UK’s Independent Committee on Climate Change, and renowned architect Michael Pawlyn Habitat-first development sees former farmland transformed into…

News

What AIM Means for HFC Gases

Taylor Ferranti, Commercial VP of Refrigerant Management at A-Gas, explains the impact of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act for refrigerant users.  HFC gases are a crucial part of a functioning, modern society. From keeping groceries cold and fresh to powering the AC in people’s cars, these gases are an integral part of maintaining…

Marketplace

Future-Proof Pneumatic Valve Systems with IIoT Integration

Emerson has introduced a new Class A IO-Link master for smart and analog sensor connectivity on the AVENTICSTM Series G3 Fieldbus platform. The G3 IO-Link Master is suitable for machine architectures with many sensors and pneumatic valves, and where it’s important to have reliable digital data communication between field devices, such as sensors and the…

Finland

Rishi Sunak Commends Landmark UK Investment

UK premier Rishi Sunak has welcomed Metsä Tissue’s decision to select Goole in the East Riding of Yorkshire as the location for a major planned new European investment. This announcement is another example of the UK being the first choice for European investment and delivers on my commitment to grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and…

Case Studies

Industrial Automation: ‘Electronic Eyes’ Support Manufacturing Workflows

A German automotive manufacturer is deploying ‘electronic eyes’ and image processing technology from VMT Vision Machine Technic Bildverarbeitungssysteme and IDS Imaging Development Systems to automate the loading and unloading of pressed metal components. Robots perform monotonous workflows and repetitive tasks brilliantly. When paired with image processing technologies, they can become “seeing” members of production teams…

Germany

Strabag PFS Completes Merger with Strabag Building and Industrial Services

Strabag Building and Industrial Services GmbH has completed a merger with its parent company, Strabag Property and Facility Services (Strabag PFS). The company, which formerly traded as DIW Instandhaltung following the 2014 acquisition of the DIW Group by Strabag PFS and its rebranding to Strabag Building and Industrial Services in 2021. At the time of…

News

Emerson Accelerates Factory Automation Capabilities

Emerson has acquired Afag Holding AG, a leader in electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation solutions. The electric linear motion segment expands Emerson’s served market by more than US $9 billion and is expected to grow mid-single digits annually, supporting Emerson’s long-term, profitable organic growth. Afag, headquartered in Zell, Switzerland, brings state-of-the-art technology and…

News

Accruent Announces New IIoT-CMMS Integrations

Accruent has integrated its Maintenance Connection Computerized Maintenance Management System with the Meridian engineering document management system (EDMS) and vx Observe IoT platforms to facilitate interaction between maintenance, operations and engineering teams in the manufacturing sector.    Historically, CMMS users have grappled with the challenges of toggling between their CMMS platform and engineering document management…

News

Shell Energy to Help Norsk Hydro Decarbonise UK Operations

Shell Energy UK has signed an agreement with Norsk Hydro ASA, a global leader in aluminium and renewable energy, to decarbonise its UK operations. The three-year agreement will cover the annual supply of 144 gigawatt hours of natural gas and 56 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity to the company’s UK sites. As part of the…

Marketplace

Future-Proofing Pneumatic Valve Systems with IIoT Integration

Emerson has introduced a new Class A, IO-Link master that provides customers with a cost-effective solution for smart and analog sensor connectivity on the AVENTICSTM Series G3 Fieldbus platform. The G3 IO-Link Master is suitable for machine architectures with many sensors and pneumatic valves, and where it’s important to have reliable digital data communication between…

Germany

Savills IM Acquires Essen Industrial Park for European Urban Logistics & Industrial Fund

Savills Investment Management has acquired a light industrial park in Essen for its European Urban Logistics & Industrial Fund (EULIF). The seller is a joint venture of the Adolf Weber Real Estate and Project Development Company, which realised the inner-city business park in the last two years. Savills IM’s group logistics AuM now totals €6…

News

BDK Logistics Intelligence Leases Industrial Facility in Corona

Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a lease agreement for BDK Logistics Intelligence, Inc., for a 114,190-square-foot industrial facility at 1161 Olympic Drive in Corona, California. Situated in Southern California’s renowned Inland Empire, the building is owned by Monterey Rancho Mirage, LLC, who was represented by Director Brett Lockwood and Rick Ellison of Cushman & Wakefield…

Best Practice

Best Practices for Navigating Volatile Energy Prices

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, says managing consumption effectively and embracing decarbonisation are becoming business-critical requirements. There are thousands of businesses across countless industries where energy plays a significant day-to-day operational role. However, amid soaring inflation, volatile prices and strict environmental legislation, the priorities of cost management and sustainability are quickly rising to the…

design

A New Era for Hygienic Heat Exchangers

Alfa Laval has sold its first gasketed plate heat exchanger (GPHE) from its newly launched hygienic line for businesses operating in the process and food and beverages industries. The deal was secured through the company’s only Master Integrator in the UK, Sycamore Process Engineering. Based in Somerset, Sycamore Process Engineering are the experts in end-to-end…

News

Making an Industrial Unit Fit for the Future

UK fit-out and refurbishment contractor Pexhurst has refurbished the net zero Carbon in Construction DC4 unit at the West Midlands’ Prologis Park Ryton, achieving an EPC A22 rating. The refurbishment ensures 166,820sq. ft. of industrial space is fully renovated and ready to let. DC4 is located on Prologis Park Ryton, just minutes from the M6…

News

STAG Industrial Acquires Industrial Center in Portland

Cushman & Wakefield has advised on the sale of Beaverton Industrial Center, a recently renovated 121,426-square-foot multi-tenant industrial and logistics project on approximately 6.4 acres in Beaverton (Portland), Oregon. Originally built in the 1960s and extensively upgraded in 2021, the property consists of two freestanding distribution buildings located at 5805 and 5807 SW 107th Ave,…

Marketplace

Pfannenberg Announces Full Suite of M12 Ready Signaling Solutions

Pfannenberg, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thermal management and signaling technologies, announces that their full product range of audible, visual, combination, and stacklights are now available with M12 readiness. The latest addition of M12 connectable BR50 Stacklights makes Pfannenberg the only North American provider to offer a full suite of M12 ready signaling solutions. M12…

Marketplace

Allied Telesis Announces New Ruggedized 10 Gigabit PoE++ Industrial Ethernet Switches

Allied Telesis, a global leader in connectivity solutions and intelligent networking tools, is pleased to introduce the IE220 Series of industrial-grade switches – ruggedized for enduring performance in harsh environments, such as those found in OT networks and outdoor installations. These switches are hardened to withstand difficult environmental conditions, such as electromagnetic noise, wide-ranging temperatures, high humidity,…

Engineering

Global Food Supplier Upgrades Wastewater Treatment at UK Plant

Griffith Foods has selected WCS Environmental Engineering technology to enhance the wastewater treatment process at its UK site in Wincanton, Somerset. The supplier of seasonings, coatings, sauce, dressings and butter portions to the food industry which defines its corporate mission as to “blend care and creativity to nourish the world”, required its previous onsite water…

Finance

Westcore Secures Acquisition Financing for Industrial Development in Glendale

Cushman & Wakefield recently facilitated US $73.3 million of acquisition financing for Hatcher Industrial, a state-of-the-art industrial park in Glendale, Arizona. The development spans 906,125 square feet and consists of two Class A buildings, completed in Q3-2023, with current vacancy. A Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance (EDSF) team of Rob Rubano, Executive…

FM Magazine

Decarbonising the UK Energy System: Options for the Industrial Sector

As net-zero becomes a corporate focus across the United Kingdom, Ulf Nahrath, VP of UK Energy Transition and Infrastructure at Shell, considers options for decarbonising industrial operations, their financial implications and potential challenges they pose. Decarbonisation continues to dominate the conversation around net-zero within the UK’s industrial sector, with the environment widely considered a key…

China

Sodexo Attends China-Europe Sustainable Consumption Forum

Sodexo has participated in the China-Europe Sustainable Consumption Forum at the 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair held in Chengdu. The forum, which aims to build bridges between China and European Union, was dedicated to the theme of exploring opportunities for development, innovative through cooperation, and opportunities for furthering sustainable consumption, and took place…

China

Alibaba Supports Cold Chain Logistics with Largest Food Distribution Centre to Date

Freshippo, Alibaba Group’s new retail venture, has inaugurated a supply chain center in Shanghai to support cold chain logistics distribution in the capital and at major locations across eastern China. Serving multiple cities including Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Hefei, the facility which is located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai took three years to…

Marketplace

Bally Ribbon Mills Fabrics for Farm and Industrial Bearings and Bushing Liners

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) offers unique fabrics from specialty fibers ideal for composite bearings and bushing liners in farm and industrial equipment. BRM’s proprietary fabric bearing and bushing liner imparts an abrasion resistant polymer on the wear surface between the bearing and the rotating shaft in small motors, farm equipment, construction equipment, and scissor lifts.…

Marketplace

Pfannenberg PF/PFA Series Filterfans® for Industrial Applications

Pfannenberg, Inc., is promoting its Filterfans® series of thermal management solutions for industrial electrical enclosures. The original technology was invented by Otto Pfannenberg in 1958 and refined throughout the course of over 50 years by Pfannenberg, Inc., through extensive experience and continuous development. Ideal for a range of industry applications, Pfannenberg’s Filterfans® have become established…

Blog

The ‘Golden Quarter’: Maximising Warehousing Efficiency with Short-Term Leasing

Steve Purvis, managing director of Bis Henderson Space, says retailers and their supply chain partners should consider short-term leasing as they secure warehouse space in anticipation of the ‘golden quarter’ and the Christmas peak. Predicting requirements seven or eight months ahead is always a challenge, and this year looks particularly uncertain. While there is a…

News

AI Engineering Software Updated to Recommend Validation Tests

Monolith, a developer of AI powered software for the engineering sector, has released Next Test Recommender (NTR) which makes active recommendations for validation tests during the development of nonlinear products in industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. As the physics of complex products in these industries become more and more intractable to understand, engineers find themselves…

Best Practice

Fires in Unsprinklered Buildings: Deploying Resources Proportionately

Tom Roche, Secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA), explains why careful allocation of fire service and water resources is required to protect commercial and industrial facilities from potentially devastating fires. In recent weeks the same pattern has been repeated in the news of industrial and warehouse fires; images of a significant fire, large plume…

News

Terran Orbital Breaks Ground at California Satellite Manufacturing Facility

Global satellite company Terran Orbital Corporation and net lease REIT W. P. Carey have broken ground on a 94,000 sq. ft satellite manufacturing facility at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, California.  In partnership with Terran Orbital, W. P. Carey – one of the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately US $25 billion…

Blog

Are Industrial Hoovers Environmentally Friendly?

Eco-friendly advantages should be utilised wherever businesses find them. Even smaller sustainable changes can make a difference to their processes and the planet. Unfortunately, there’s long been criticism that the UK government isn’t doing enough to push green initiatives and make sectors more eco-friendly. These remarks continue today, so it’s down to the businesses to…

News

Turning Up the Heat

With many businesses facing rising energy bills, a Sheffield-based engineering company is helping businesses save costs on their heating bills by using heat exhangers to redistribute excess heat with the support of Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Saphex manufactures, designs and repairs a wide range of industrial heat exchange units. These…

News

‘Powerhouse’ Cushman & Wakefield Teams to Collaborate in Nevada, Utah and Idaho

Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group (IAG) – West and Mountain West sales teams with a combined 5-year transaction record of over US $18 billion will work together in the emerging industrial property markets of Nevada, Utah and Idaho. Cushman & Wakefield’s IAG – West team is based in Southern California and is led…

News

Data Silos Choking Sustainability

Despite contributing around a fifth of carbon emissions globally, the manufacturing and production sector is struggling to leverage data to make operations more sustainable, according to a new survey by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). HPE’s Data Maturity Survey asks organisations about their capacity for creating value from data, including strategic, organisational, and technological. The survey…

News

abrdn Heathrow Regeneration Planning Application Backed by Sustainability-linked Credit

abrdn’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has submitted a planning application at its London Heathrow Radius Park campus for an inaugural renovation project to be financed by a £350 million sustainability-linked credit facility from Wells Fargo Bank.  The project signals the opening of a new chapter in the fund’s strategy to deliver highly…

Commercial Real Estate

Industrial Development in Seattle Signs 782,875 SF Lease

FRED310, a prominent new industrial, warehousing and distribution development on a 310-acres site in the Greater Seattle area, has executed a build-to-suit lease totaling 782,875 square feet with national retailer, Harbor Freight Tools. FRED310 is owned and being developed by the joint venture of Panattoni and a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital.…

News

Bouygues E&S Renews Digital Asset Management Contract

Bouygues Energies and Services has renewed a contract with REAMS for the provision of engineering advice and asset management technology solutions across its portfolio of infrastructure and industrial facilities management contracts.  The renewed partnership builds on a deployment of ELIAS’ digital asset management platform, REAMS, to capture data about 1.4 million assets from 40 facility…

Case Studies

Sustainability in Practice: Our Journey to Net Zero

Colin Donnelly, Health, Safety & Environmental Manager at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in the UK, discusses the company’s journey towards Net Zero and how organisations can implement sustainable operations. Businesses play a crucial role in the government’s goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050, whether they are large multinational corporations or independent SMEs. Around one in…

Marketplace

Pushing the Boundaries of Valve Position Indication

ThinkTop V20, the next generation of hygienic valve indication units from Alfa Laval, is driving digital transformation within the process industries.  Moving valve position monitoring into the Industry 4.0 era delivers competitive advantage. With automation, digitalization and real-time communication, the ThinkTop V20 raises the bar on process control, making it more reliable and accurate while…

News

Scalable Carbon Capture Technology Becomes a Reality

Effective carbon capture will no longer be reserved for large-scale operations in heavy industries, after Ingersoll Rand and Aqualung partnered to design a modular, scalable, and instantly deployable carbon capture solution. The two companies have signed a Head of Agreement (HoA) contract underlining their commitment to harvesting more sustainable energy resources and are already on…

FM Magazine

The Implications of the IETF for Energy Intensive Users

Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy, considers the grant funding programme for energy intensive sectors introduced by the UK’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). On 13 February, the United Kingdom government announced the recipients of more than £12m in grant funding to help energy intensive industries cut their carbon emissions and streamline energy costs. Awarded…

News

Cushman & Wakefield Advises on Sale of Iconic Industrial Building in Otay Mesa

Cushman & Wakefield has advised an Ares Management Real Estate fund over the sale of a 601,103-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building in the Otay Mesa submarket of San Diego, California. Located at 2020 Piper Ranch Rd, the fully leased Class A asset is considered one of San Diego’s largest iconic industrial buildings. The facility was acquired…

News

1.8 MSF Industrial Project Announced for Otay Mesa

A new 1.8 million-square-foot (MSF) industrial, warehousing and distribution complex is to be developed at Otay Mesa in San Diego, California, by a joint-venture between Elevation Land Company and a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital. Strategically located in San Diego’s South County adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico international border, the Otay Business Park…

Marketplace

Doosan B60NX/B80NS Heavy-lifting Electric Trucks

Doosan has added two high-capacity electric model ranges to its NXE Series of counterbalance forklift trucks for industrial applications. Both ranges feature a compact new design for greater manoeuvrability in tight spaces and are built to Doosan’s exacting standards on durability and robust, reliable performance. The powerful B80NS Available in capacities from 8.0 to 10.0…

Marketplace

Pfannenberg to Showcase Alarm Solutions at IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo 2023

Meet Us at Booth #756 To Understand How to Comply with New Regulations.

News

Cushman & Wakefield Strengthens Industrial Real Estate Capability in Arizona

Cushman & Wakefield has added two more talented commercial real estate brokers to its industrial sales and leasing teams in Phoenix, Arizona. Joining the firm are Micki Strain, Managing Director, who will specialize in institutional industrial investment sales, and Foster Bundy, Senior Associate, who will focus on industrial leasing and private capital sales. Strain will…

Blog

Specifying Woven Narrow Fabrics for Demanding Applications

Highly engineered woven narrow fabrics can be a substrate for critical highway, industrial and machinery processes requiring superior performance characteristics according to Ted Fetterman, VP Sales & Marketing, Bally Ribbon Mills. Woven narrow fabrics can serve as structure or substrate for components in critical customer applications that require superior properties. End product designers and engineers…

News

Speculative Arizona Logistics Center Development Signs Tenant

Cushman & Wakefield has brokered a full-building lease totaling 1,156,860 square feet with Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) at Sarival Logistics Center, a new industrial development in Glendale, Arizona. The building was constructed on a speculative basis and represents the first phase of a larger development which can accommodate over 2 million square feet of industrial…

News

Factory of the Year 2022

Siemens’ Smart Infrastructure production facility in Zug, Switzerland, has been named winner in the “Excellence in Supply Chain Resilience” category of this year’s Factory of the Year (Fabrik des Jahresin) Awards. The awards are organised by international management consultancy firm, Kearney. Siemens was recognised for supply chain resilience and preventive risk management practices in the…

News

Catalyst Management to Improve Manufacturing Uptime

A new service introduced in the UK from Veolia is targeting the process chemical and steel sectors which rely on catalysts for manufacturing a range of products. According to the resource management company, manufacturing sites using its catalyst management service will benefit from increased plant efficiencies, and enhanced safety performance. Delivered by specialist handling teams,…

design

Pacific Industrial Completes One of Salt Lake City’s Biggest Single-Building Industrial Sales

Pacific Industrial has sold a 824,320 square foot logistics centre in Salt Lake City to developer Principal Global Investors in a transaction advised by Cushman & Wakefield. The recently completed Pacific Summit Logistics Center is a single industrial facility totaling 824,320 square feet located at 885 N John Cannon Drive. The developer, a Southern California-based…

Construction

Construction to Start at £26M Lancashire Industrial Park Project

Building work commencing in December will deliver 405,000 sq ft of industrial and commercial space at a new £26 million industrial and commercial park on the historic 21-acre Botany Bay site in Chorley, Lancashire. On completion, the new development will feature 33 units for light industrial and commercial use ranging in size from 1,000 sq…

Net Zero

ROCKWOOL to Trial Green Hydrogen

ROCKWOOL is piloting hydrogen as a power source for its Bridgend factory in the United Kingdom under an initiative which is being funded by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. The project which is part of BEIS’ wider Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator programme, is a partnership between ROCKWOOL Ltd,…

Case Studies

A Case Study from China: Reusing Industrial Wastewater in Cooling Towers

Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Company (SVW) recently introduced an initiative to continuously improve water reuse and recycling at its chemical plant in Chongqing, China, supported by Ecolab. Recycle wastewater for use in cooling towers at the factory aligns the company with Chinese government’s efforts to conserve energy and reduce emissions. Actions Ecolab’s water and process…

Net Zero

Lowering Energy Costs for Tenants with Solar

Greater Manchester property business George Moss & Sons Ltd which celebrated its centenary in 2020 has pledged support for commercial tenants struggling with energy bills by investing £500k in new solar panel installations. The family business owns and manages 620,000 sq.ft. of prime industrial property on the Moss Industrial Estate on St. Helen’s Road in…

News

Innovative Industrial Safety Manifesto to be Unveiled at GMIS America

Launched as a partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), in collaboration with Cambridge University’s Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy (CIIP), Global Initiative for Industrial Safety (GIFIS) has brought together industry leaders from across the world to develop the first-ever Industrial Safety Manifesto,…

Finance

Wells Fargo Strengthens Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust’s Property Programme with Flexible Debt Finance

abrdn plc’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) has secured £350m of new debt financing from Wells Fargo to deliver a transformational investment programme for its prime industrial real estate portfolio in the United Kingdom. The new Facility which consists of a split-term loan and revolving credit facility structure with an initial committed term of…

News

Pittsburgh to Host Inaugural Edition of GMIS America

The UAE-sponsored Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) has selected Pittsburgh to host the inaugural edition of GMIS America from September 28–30, 2022. Scheduled to be opened by The Hon Thomas Wolf, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GMIS America will convene experts from governments and the private sector in Pittsburgh to spearhead discussions that…

News

Charitable Foundation to Donate Proceeds from US $37M Sale of North Hollywood Industrial Park

Cushman & Wakefield has advised charitable foundation, The Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation, on the disposal of a fully leased industrial park totaling 139,567 square feet in North Hollywood, California, with all proceeds from the sale to support the foundation’s charitable activities. Known as the Sherman Way Industrial Center, the multi-tenant property consists…

Life Safety

Pfannenberg Launches World’s Brightest Stack Light

Pfannenberg has unveiled the BR50 Series Stacklight™, a visual indicators of a machine’s status for industrial machinery operatives which it claimms as the brightest on the market, outshining its own legacy range of stack light LEDs by 10,000 per cent. The solution features an online configuration tool that makes it easier to design a simple…

Contracts

Linde Selects STRABAG PFS for Bavarian IFM Contracts

Linde GmbH has appointed STRABAG PFS subsidiary, STRABAG Building and Industrial Services GmbH, to deliver a range of integrated hard and soft FM services at three production sites in Bavaria, following a competitive tender process. A M&E contract was signed on 1 June, with a second contract governing building fabric and infrastructure agreed on 1…

News

Veolia Boosts Maintenance and Industrial Capabilities with Technology

Veolia, has extended the capabilities of its Industrial Site Services (ISS) team with the introduction of the latest vehicle technologies. By limiting any process downtime these will also help industrial sites to boost cost-efficient productivity. Designed to tackle complex site process cleaning projects in sectors such as petrochemical, water utility, chemical, food and beverage and…

News

Leadec UK Certified to ISO 41001:2018 – Facility Management

Following an intensive audit, Leadec Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Stuttgart-based global industrial facility servics and engineering infrastructure provider, Leadec Holding, has achieved certification to ISO 41001:2018 – the first standard of its kind for facilities management. “We are delighted to be one of the very few organizations who have achieved this standard. It…

design

HID Global Acquires Vizinex RFID

Expand Portfolio of High-Performance Passive RFID Tags

IAQ

Triplett Launches Environmental Particle Counter for IAQ Monitoring

Simultaneously measures 6 channels of particle sizes down to 0.3 microns

Life Safety

How Sprinklers Saved a Warehouse

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, explains how an automatic sprinkler system in a warehouse in Leicestershire in England helping the fire service extinguish a fire and prevent further damage. A fire broke out in the storage area of warehouse premises in Hudson Way, Magna Park at 9:30pm on Thursday, March 16th with…

Life Safety

RoSPA Recognition for Actavo

Actavo has secured four awards in acknowledgement of its work in the area of health and safety at the annual Health and Safety Awards organised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in the UK. Three of the awards recognise the strategic operations partner which offers services globally across a diverse range…

Healthcare

Raising a Glass to Warehouse Automation

Warehouse automation is helping the beverage industry combat new commercial pressures in the post-pandemic era, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions for Toyota Material Handling. With increasingly fickle consumers demanding new brands and flavours all the time, drink manufacturers are continuously looking to add to their product offerings. As a result, across the beverage…

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Business of Health Equity

A major new report from the UCL Institute of Health Equity (UCL-IHE) and Legal & General lays a roadmap for the role of industry in ‘levelling up’ the United Kingdom, and examines the evidence of how businesses affect health and what they can do to improve health equity.  In the past, businesses have often been…

News

Real Estate Investment Company Acquires Salt Lake City Industrial Site

Cushman & Wakefield has advised Phoenix, Arizona-based real estate and investment company, ViaWest Group, on the acquisition of an 18-acre industrial development site in Salt Lake City, Utah. The site features an existing 37,000 square foot modern industrial building and ViaWest plans to split the existing lot, creating a separate 11-acre parcel on which it…

China

Postponement of CIFF Guangzhou 2022

Following the recent suspension of all live events by the provincial government of Guangzhou in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 49th edition of FM Industry partner exhibition, the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF), has been postponed until further notice. A rescheduled date for the event – the largest event in the furniture industry calendar,…

Automation & AI

EcoStruxure Building Management Systems for warehouses

Schneider Electric is introducing EcoStruxure Building Management Systems (BMS) for warehouses as part of a new offering to improve connectivity for future-ready warehouse operations and deliver greater efficiency and resiliency for the logistics industry. With the logistics industry under pressure from increasing volumes and supply chain challenges, ensuring process efficiencies and robust operations are critical…

Events

Final Call for Exhibitors: International Property Show Dubai 2022

FM Industry partner event, International Property Show (IPS) Dubai, will take place from 24 to 26 March 2022, offering regional and global real estate investors the opportunity to benefit from an upturn in demand created by Expo 2020. Dubai’s real estate market continues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic following the introduction…

Best Practice

The Right Replacement Fill for Your Cooling Tower

Steve Kline, product applications manager at Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc., explains the importance of fill media selection for optimising cooling tower performance in industrial applications.    Cooling towers offer a proven and cost-effective solution for rejecting heat from condenser water and industrial processes. To maximize the operating cost savings, the fill media — the heat…

Life Safety

Sprinklers in Warehouse Fire Safety Planning

Iain Cox, Chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, explains how sprinklers can minimise injury and damage caused by fires in warehouse facilities. Firefighters were called to what was reported as “a huge fire” at a warehouse near Wakefield in Yorkshire, Northern England The devastating blaze tore through a car workshop and a concrete factory on…

News

Alere Acquires Single-Tenant Riverdale Industrial Asset

Cushman & Wakefield has advised the sale of a brand new 709,081-sf Class A industrial warehouse facility situated on over 39 acres in Riverside, Los Angeles, California to the Alere Property Group. Completed in 2021 and located in the Inland Empire East submarket, the Freeway Business Center is positioned in one of the most desirable…

Life Safety

Reducing the “Waking Watch” Burden on Leaseholders

The Waking Watch division of UK life safety company, Prime Secure, has launched a budget wireless common fire alarm system. In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, thousands of leaseholders across the UK have shouldered the financial burden of either a wired alarm solution, or a waking watch fire marshal, which could cost more than…

News

Disruptive Technologies Wins Prestigious IoT Breakthrough Award

Disruptive Technologies (DT), the creator of the world’s smallest wireless sensors, has been recognized as “IoT Sensor Company of the Year” in the 6th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards program. The IoT Breakthrough Awards program recognizes innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the globe in a range of IoT categories, including Industrial and Enterprise IoT, Smart…

Environment

Frost & Sullivan Recognition for Facilio

Frost & Sullivan has recognised IoT building operations and maintenance platform Facilio with a Best Practices’ Product Leadership Award.  With multiple nominees in the category, Frost & Sullivan evaluates participating companies across two dimensions—product portfolio attributes and business impact. Facilio emerged as the winner of the award demonstrating 5-times growth over the last 6 quarters,…

Construction

New Name, Same Vision

The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has rebranded to reflect an expanding remit as its members increasingly collaborate on other issues its expanded remit and ongoing collaborative vision for the future.  The unique alliance of trade associations and professional bodies has been rebranded as the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV), putting more emphasis on its…

Environment

Bringing ERP to Vertical Storage Lifts

United Kingdom-based vertical storage lifts supplier Randex has introduced ERP integration with Compact-branded vertical lifts for popular enterprise systems from IBM, SAP, JDA, Red Prairie and Blue Yonder. Manufactured in Sweden by Weland Solutions and distributed exclusively in the UK by Randex, Compact vertical storage lifts save up to 90 per cent of floor space…

Engineering

New GROB-NET4Industry Web Applications

GROB Systems has launched a suite of modular GROB-NET4Industry web applications for manufacturers seeking to network and digitalize production processes across multiple plant.  Offering an all-round package for modern production in the Industry 4.0 era, GROB provides 12 modules ranging from planning to engineering to maintenance. Each GROB-NET4Industry module is designed to increase productivity. Users…

COP26

Trends in energy and infrastructure for 2022

Press Release: Siemens: Trends in energy and infrastructure for 2022 London, 11 January 2022   Siemens: Trends in energy and infrastructure for 2022 The impact of the pandemic to fade as we refocus on the road to net zero and the climate emergency   Siemens’ energy and smart infrastructure experts share their views on the…

Appointments

Datapath Expands European Business Development Team

Video wall display and control solutions brand Datapath has expanded its business development team with two senior European appointments. For Southern Europe, covering Spain, Portugal and Italy, the company welcomes Carmen Jerez as regional sales manager. Based in Madrid, Carmen brings extensive experience in AV technical support and management following a strong history of success…

Blog

A Practical Guide to Fire Doors

26.11.2021, 13:31 A Practical Guide to Fire Doors With poor specification, installation and maintenance of fire doorsets often resulting in devastating consequences, David Hindle, Head of Door Closer Sales at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, provides advice to facilities managers on fire safety system selection.   Fire safety is paramount and a consideration…

News

Phoenix Distribution Facility Sells for US $74.7 Million

22.11.2021, 17:19 Phoenix Distribution Facility Sells for US $74.7 Million Cushman & Wakefield has advised on the sale of a newly developed 145,474 SF Class A last-mile fulfillment/distribution facility occupying over 34 acres in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in 2021, the freestanding asset is 100 per cent leased to a global Fortune 50 e-commerce company, and…

Blog

Takeaways from COP26 for Smaller UK Contractors

15.11.2021, 10:07 Takeaways from COP26 for Smaller UK Contractors The Contractor Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) comments on how COP26 and legislation announced by the UK government in anticipation of the agreement will impact on SMEs operating in the construction sector. There is a lot of good work already underway to tackle climate change…

Appointments

Occupier Specialists Join Cushman & Wakefield San Diego

29.10.2021, 01:33 Occupier Specialists Join Cushman & Wakefield San Diego Tenant advisory and occupier services veterans Andrew Ewald and Sean Fitzmaurice have joined Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego office from CBRE. Ewald, who joins as executive director and Fitzmaurice who joins as managing director, will focus on advising occupiers in the life sciences, medical device and…

Environment

Vaillant Transitions to Lithium-ion Fleet

28.10.2021, 10:46 Vaillant Transitions to Lithium-ion Fleet Intralogistics specialists Jungheinrich have supported global energy-saving HVAC solutions provider, Vaillant Group’s transition from lead acid to Lithium-ion batteries. The full upgrade and replacement of the warehouse fleet operated by subsidiary Vaillant Industrial represents a major step in securing the 140 year old family-owned manufacturer’s ambition of operating…

Automation & AI

Improving IAQ and Combating Covid-19

27.10.2021, 16:06 Improving IAQ and Combating Covid-19 Rockwell Automation and air purifying leader The Pyure Company have announced a five-year strategic collaboration to develop solutions for improving indoor air quality and checking the spread of COVID-19. As the pandemic has accelerated the need for companies to become more resilient, agile, and sustainable, Pyure has integrated Industrial…

Construction

CICV Forum Recognised in Scottish Parliamentary Motion

21.10.2021, 16:36 CICV Forum Recognised in Scottish Parliamentary Motion A cross-party selection of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have recognised The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum for its collaborative approach to supporting the recovery of the country’s construction sector from the pandemic.   MSPs from the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats backed a…

Canada

Walton Street Capital Acquires Salt Lake City Industrial Park

20.10.2021, 17:21 Walton Street Capital Acquires Salt Lake City Industrial Park Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the disposition sale of a newly constructed 628,611 SF Class A industrial project in West Valley City (Salt Lake City), Utah. Built in 2021, the three-building, multi-tenant property known as 201 Mountain View Park is situated in Salt Lake…

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